Noticing cracks in walls, a shifting chimney, uneven floors, or windows and doors that keep getting jammed? These signs of foundation damage are extremely common in Oklahoma, which makes the use of foundation piers so popular in our area. Exterior piers help solve these issues for good—especially when they’re custom-made to fit your house’s unique architectural and foundational needs.
Let’s dive into the benefits you’ll receive from piers to support a damaged foundation—and why our team invests in custom-making these piers specifically to address your house’s needs.
Why Your Home May Require Foundation Piers
In Oklahoma, it is common for our terrain to cause houses to shift. When it’s rainy, the clay soil expands and presses against your foundation. Then, when the weather gets hot and dry, the soil shrinks away from your exterior walls.
Minimal movement (also known as normal settling) doesn’t usually cause problems. But if the ground shifts too much, or if the shift is significantly uneven (known as differential settling), then your foundation can end up with serious damage. Differential settling can lead to a broken concrete slab, sloped interior floors, cracked walls, and other issues that weaken your property’s architecture.
How Foundation Piers Improve Your Home’s Structural Soundness
Over time, a damaged foundation will grow worse, devaluing your property and leading to costly repair needs. Piers play a vital role in safeguarding the sturdiness of your foundation and making your house safe and sound.
Stabilize Your Home’s Structure
Piers are the gold standard of repairing structural damage from uneven, differential settlement. These support beams are driven into the earth around your house until they reach bedrock, and then they’re attached to your foundation. This firm grip levels out your concrete slab and anchors it deeply to prevent further movement.
Provide Load-Bearing Support
Foundation piers add more footings between your property’s slab and the ground, which results in additional load-bearing support. By distributing your house’s weight across a greater base, piers help ease the stress on your foundation and keep it more secure.
Balance Out Soil Pressure
To stop Oklahoma’s wet-drought streaks and freeze-thaw cycles from beating up your foundation, you need to keep soil pressure evenly distributed around your exterior walls. Piers ground their support deeper than the topsoil to provide a lasting counterbalance to the effects of moisture and temperature changes.
Why Choose Custom Foundation Piers?
Every home has its own unique needs—so, why shouldn’t your approach to repairing your foundation be just as unique? Edens Structural is the only foundation repair company in Oklahoma to custom manufacture piers as needed for each house we care for.
Here’s why you’ll find tailor-made piers so advantageous if your foundation needs added support:
Specifically Fitted to Your Home’s Structure
Our custom-made foundation piers are designed specifically to address your property’s precise situation. Whether you have a concrete slab or a rare basement, a sloped lot or unusual load-bearing requirements—our custom-made piers will provide a practical, versatile solution that gives you peace of mind.
Minimal Disruption to Your Property
Installing tailor-made piers effectively addresses your foundation concerns with a minimal amount of disruption. The area around your foundation is excavated to provide access, and your piers will be carefully set into position and secured. Then, the soil will be moved back into place. The process is quick and cost-effective, allowing you to enjoy your home fully.
Long-Lasting Results You Can Count On
What’s especially appealing about foundation piers is their ability to address the underlying causes of your structural concerns. Piers stop the effects of differential settling, keep your house firmly and evenly supported, and prevent further damage—for decades! With durable custom piers properly installed by experts (like us!), you can say goodbye to future foundation issues.
Choose the Durable Solution for Your Foundation Issues: Custom-Made Piers from Our Trusted Local Team
Foundation issues may be common in Oklahoma, but that doesn’t mean you have to let them ruin your home. Edens Structural Solutions’ tailor-made piers are measured, built, and installed specifically to give your foundation strong, lasting legs to stand on for decades—without worry! Learn more about how custom-made foundation piers can ease your mind and protect your home for years to come.
